Bengal civic polls: Sporadic clashes reported, Guv summons state election commissioner
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengal civic polls: Sporadic clashes reported, Guv summons state election commissioner

India Today  

Reports of violence and malpractices marred the West Bengal civic elections on Sunday as the state went to polls to elect 2,171 councillors across 108 municipalities. Meanwhile, following reports of violence across the state during civic polls, West Bengal Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar has asked the State Election Commissioner to brief him over the matter before 10 am Monday. “State Election Commissioner Shri Saurab Das has been called upon to brief Guv anytime before 10 am tomorrow in view of alarmingly disturbing inputs, depicting scenario of violence and lawlessness, with administration in partisan mode and systemic failure #SEC,” the West Bengal Governor said in a tweet. WB Guv: State Election Commissioner Shri Saurab Das has been called upon to brief Guv anytime before 10 am tomorrow in view of alarmingly disturbing inputs, depicting scenario of violence and lawlessness, with administration in partisan mode and systemic failure #SEC pic.twitter.com/zmCBNCLyD4 — Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar February 27, 2022 BJP CALLS FOR BANDH ON MONDAY A call has been given by Bharatiya Janata Party for a 12 hours bandh on Monday all over West Bengal, from 6 am to 6 pm over alleged violence during civic polls.

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Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal
2 months ago

Bypolls 2024: Sporadic incidents of unrest mar polling in West Bengal

India TV News  

Likewise, incidents of violence were reported across several constituencies in West Bengal during the Lok Sabha polling; tensions and unrest continued to escalate in the state amid polling being held for six by-poll seats today. According to the information released, sporadic incidents of unrest were reported across the state, including a crude bomb attack in Bhatpara, which killed a local …

‘Tragic, disrespectful’: Rajnath Singh's sharp reaction to Kolkata doctor rape-murder, slams CM Mamata Banerjee
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Tragic, disrespectful’: Rajnath Singh's sharp reaction to Kolkata doctor rape-murder, slams CM Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed the West Bengal government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee over their handling of the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital saying that “a lot remains to be done” in light of the ongoing atrocities and crimes against women in the country. Speaking at an event …

Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

A 12-hour bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the rape and murder of a young doctor sparked fierce clashes on the streets of Kolkata on Wednesday and stalled life in other parts of West Bengal even as politics mounted over the gruesome crime that has stunned India and stoked sweeping protests. Workers from the BJP workers blocked roads …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
5 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
6 months ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

Kolkata top cop, DCP-ranked official face MHA action over Governor's complaint
6 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata top cop, DCP-ranked official face MHA action over Governor's complaint

Hindustan Times  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday initiated disciplinary action against Kolkata Police commissioner Vineet Goyal and a deputy commissioner of police for allegedly maligning the office of West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose by “promoting and spreading canards”. West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has alleged that Kolkata police officers were not allowing victims of post-poll violence to meet …

WB Governor stokes conflict with CM over ‘post-poll strife’
6 months, 4 weeks ago

WB Governor stokes conflict with CM over ‘post-poll strife’

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose met several BJP supporters who are allegedly victims of post-poll violence at Raj Bhawan on Sunday. Several BJP supporters who claimed that they were victims of post-poll violence were stopped from meeting the Governor on June 13 by Kolkata Police who claimed that prohibitory orders under Section 144 had been imposed at Raj Bhawan. …

West Bengal Governor writes to CM over police disallowing post-poll violence 'victims' from entering Raj Bhavan
7 months ago

West Bengal Governor writes to CM over police disallowing post-poll violence 'victims' from entering Raj Bhavan

The Hindu  

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on June 14 wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking to know on what ground the police had stopped alleged victims of post-poll violence from entering the Raj Bhavan despite his office issuing necessary permission for it. Mr. Bose also visited Maheshwari Bhawan in Burrabazar and met people affected by violence in the …

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims
7 months ago

West Bengal Police blocks Suvendu Adhikari from entering Raj Bhavan amid post-poll violence claims

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence, the West Bengal police on Thursday prohibited BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari from entering the Raj Bhawan to meet Governor C V Ananda Bose. Earlier, Adhikari in his allegations has stated that, "During the election process and after the results were declared, opposition political workers, especially BJP Bengal Karyakartas, are being targeted in West Bengal. …

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP
7 months, 1 week ago

Post-poll violence: Calcutta High Court asks victims and witnesses to submit complaints directly to DGP

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on June 6 expressed concern over post-poll violence and issued a directive allowing affected people to submit complaints to the State’s Director General of Police via email. A division bench comprising Justices Kausik Chanda and Apurba Sinha Roy directed that any person who is a witness to or is a victim of any post-poll violence could …

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
7 months, 1 week ago

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of post-poll violence poured in from several pockets of West Bengal, including Asansol, Howrah, Bhangar, Ghatal, Konnanar, Basirhat, Jhargram and Kolkata. A BJP office allegedly set on fire amid post-poll violence in West Bengal In most of the alleged incidents, it was the Bharatiya Janata Party workers who said that they were targeted and their houses and shops …

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted
7 months, 1 week ago

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted

The Hindu  

Several incidents of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal were reported on June 5, a day after the results of Lok Sabha election were declared and the Trinamool Congress bagged 29 seats of the total 42 seats reducing the BJP to 12 seats in the State. Incidents of post-poll violence were reported across several districts in the State …

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting: Final phase of voting in West Bengal marred by sporadic incidents of violence

Live Mint  

The seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal's nine parliamentary constituencies saw sporadic outbreaks of violence, particularly in Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour, where TMC, ISF, and BJP supporters clashed. As reported by PTI, while election officials initially reported peaceful voting, they also acknowledged receiving 1,450 complaints by 11 am, mainly from political parties alleging EVM malfunctions …

Elections in Bengal are all but bipolar contests
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections in Bengal are all but bipolar contests

Hindustan Times  

On June 1, West Bengal will see its last round of electoral jousting, with the conclusion of the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls. It should suffice to note that the corrosively inimical relationship between Banerjee and West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury left a meaningful deal dead in the water from the get-go. On May …

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI
7 months, 2 weeks ago

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA : One person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. BJP sources said when Tudu reached a village at Garbeta, a group of around 200 Trinamool Congress activists, including women, blocked his vehicle. In Ghatal constituency, clashes erupted …

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC

News 18  

BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Jhargram, Pranat Tudu, on Saturday, claimed his convoy was attacked in the Garbeta area of the West Midnapore district during voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, resulting in injuries to his security personnel. A video of the incident showing a mob pelting stones and chasing the BJP candidate, his security and …

TMC complaints EC against Bengal Governor for wearing BJP logo at Kolkata event amid MCC
7 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC complaints EC against Bengal Governor for wearing BJP logo at Kolkata event amid MCC

India TV News  

"The conduct of the Hon'ble Governor is not only undemocratic and violative of the constitutional values attached to his office but also impairs free and fair elections in the state," asserts the All India Trinamool Congress party as they registered a complaint against West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on charges of allegedly canvassing for the Bharatiya Janata Party at …

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence
7 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: 73% voter turnout recorded till 5pm amid incidents of violence

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Lok Sabha polls phase 5: A total of 73% voter turnout was recorded till 5pm in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal that went to polls in the fifth phase on Monday, data shared by the Election Commission showed. People get their names checked in voters' lists inside a polling station during the fifth phase of India's …

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Voter turnout over 36 per cent till 1 pm: Fifth phase LS polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Over 36 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in 49 constituencies in six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections amid sporadic incidents of violence in West Bengal and a poll boycott in a village of Uttar Pradesh. While Maharashtra recorded the lowest voter turnout till 1 …

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised
8 months ago

BJP-TMC workers clashed during voting in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh's car vandalised

India TV News  

West Bengal witnessed violence amid the polling for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday. BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat, Dilip Ghosh had reached Kalnagate Kopi Bagan Shishu Shiksha Kendra in East Bardhaman district during voting. Till the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, the voting has been concluded at 18 out of 42 seats of …

Sporadic clashes overshadow impressive turnout in Bengal
8 months ago

Sporadic clashes overshadow impressive turnout in Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Violence marred the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Election covering eight parliamentary constituencies, where many heavyweights were in fray, in West Bengal on Monday amid an average voter's turnout of 75.66%. Earlier Mr Ghosh was targeted by TMC supporters at Tuilya village at Monteswar during his visit after a BJP agent was roughed up and driven out of …

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Why TMC, better to vote for BJP': Adhir Chowdhury's video sparks row

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday accused senior Congress leader and party candidate from Baharampur constituency, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, of allegedly endorsing voting for the BJP in a poll-bound rally saying that it is better to vote for BJP than TMC in West Bengal. Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury In the purported video shared by the Trinamool's official X handle, the …

Adhir Ranjan's 'better to vote for BJP than Trinamool' clip is doctored: Congress
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Adhir Ranjan's 'better to vote for BJP than Trinamool' clip is doctored: Congress

India Today  

The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday stated that the video clip purportedly showing senior party leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urging people to vote for the BJP is "doctored". The statement from the Congress came after several BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders shared a clip of Chowdhury's speech, claiming that the West Bengal Congress chief allegedly stated that it was "better" …

West Bengal's Cooch Behar remains tense with incidents of post-poll violence
8 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal's Cooch Behar remains tense with incidents of post-poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Several areas in Cooch Behar remained tense on Saturday even as post-poll violence erupted in some parts of the north Bengal district soon after polling in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended on Friday evening. Policemen outside a polling station during the first phase of voting in the Lok Sabha elections at Bakshirhat area in West Bengal’s …

Lok Sabha election: Clashes mar voting in West Bengal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election: Clashes mar voting in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Reports of clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party started pouring in as soon as voting for three of West Bengal’s 42 seats began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls at 7am on Friday. At least one person was injured in a clash between workers and supporters of the two arch-rivals at Chandmari near …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest

The Quint  

As three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal headed to polls, BJP and TMC workers accused each other of being behind the violence reported in the state on Friday, 19 April. The BJP alleged that TMC supporters in Chandamari had pelted stones and injured the party's booth president. Meanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee-led party claimed that their workers had been attacked …

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee
8 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Provocative statement’: BJP moves Election Commission against Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday filed a complaint against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with the Election Commission, alleging that the Trinamool Congress chief tried to incite violence during a public meeting. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting in Assam. The party, in its complaint, referred to Mamata Banerjee's alleged remark on …

‘Sheer display of hooliganism’: TMC accuses Adhir Chowdhury of physical brawl
9 months ago

‘Sheer display of hooliganism’: TMC accuses Adhir Chowdhury of physical brawl

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday accused Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of purportedly getting into a physical fight with a party worker amid the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. Screengrab of video shared by TMC showing Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury getting into an altercation. He was The party slammed the Congress candidate from West Bengal's Behrampore and said, "SHEER DISPLAY …

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April
9 months, 1 week ago

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April

Op India  

On Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party will “riot” two days before the first phase of Lok Sabha voting on 19th April in the state. Voting is on 19 April and they will riot on 17 April.” #WATCH | Purulia: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, "Hold rallies and meetings but do …

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Five cases of attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of 2024 elections

Op India  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, goons associated with the ruling Trinamool Congress party in West Bengal have yet again unleashed ‘khela‘ of violence against their political rival BJP. In a tweet on Sunday, he informed, “Opponents persecuted across the state by TMC.Met a BJP worker from Kushmondi Assembly, who was attacked by TMC goons, at Gangarampur Super Specialty …

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls for 42 seats in West Bengal in seven phases

The Hindu  

Elections for West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats will be conducted in seven phases from beginning on April 19 and concluding on June 1, according to the election schedule announced by the Election Commission of India on March 16. After the announcement the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in the State, Opposition parties in the State started demanding the deployment of …

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls
10 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission to deploy additional forces in Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India Today  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has sought the deployment of 150 companies of the Central Armed Police Force in West Bengal. The 100 companies set to move to West Bengal would include 50 from the Border Security Force, 20 from the Central Reserve Police Force, 10 from the Central Industrial Security Force, 10 from the Indo-Tibetan …

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement

Op India  

On Friday, Trinamool Congress politician Derek O’Brien announced that the party will contest from all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, thereby ruling out possible seat-sharing arrangement with I.N.D.I. TMC leader Derek O'Brien says 'no change' in party's stand of contesting all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, a few in Assam and one seat in Meghalaya, amid …

‘Congress to contest alone in Bengal, TMC in dilemma’: Adhir Ranjan demands ‘official yes or no’ from Mamata
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Congress to contest alone in Bengal, TMC in dilemma’: Adhir Ranjan demands ‘official yes or no’ from Mamata

India TV News  

Congress and TMC indulged in a war of words yet again over alliance in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections. The latest in the episode comes a day after TMC MP Derek O’Brien said that the party would go solo in the state and there is “no change in this position”. State Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday …

'Bengal deteriorating under Mamata,' says Adhir Ranjan after stopped from visiting violence-hit Sandeshkhali
10 months, 4 weeks ago

'Bengal deteriorating under Mamata,' says Adhir Ranjan after stopped from visiting violence-hit Sandeshkhali

India TV News  

West Bengal Congress chief and MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit out at I.N.D.I.A bloc member and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government saying that the state's condition is deteriorating and there is no democracy left here. Chowdhury's statement came as he along with other leaders wanted to visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali to meet the victims but were stopped by the police. …

TMC accuses Bengal BJP chief of inciting violence against Mamata Banerjee: ‘Misogynistic hooligans’
11 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC accuses Bengal BJP chief of inciting violence against Mamata Banerjee: ‘Misogynistic hooligans’

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday accused West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar of inciting “physical violence” against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar addresses party workers in North 24 Parganas on January 11. Pandering to his puppet masters in Delhi has blinded him and made him so devoid of values that he now shamelessly …

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury issues apology to Derek O'Brien
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury issues apology to Derek O'Brien

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has apologised to Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien for calling him a foreigner. West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been sniping at Mamata Banerjee over seat sharing in Bengal. "Three reasons for the alliance not working in Bengal – Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury," he told …

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims Congress Yatra facing ‘roadblocks’ in Trinamool-ruled West Bengal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims Congress Yatra facing ‘roadblocks’ in Trinamool-ruled West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday claimed that the Trinamool Congress government isn't giving permissions to public meetings linked to his party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra “In some places, we are facing roadblocks as we are not getting permission to organise public meetings, citing exams. The Bharat …

‘INDIA bloc has two detractors…’ TMC on why alliance is not working
11 months, 3 weeks ago

‘INDIA bloc has two detractors…’ TMC on why alliance is not working

Live Mint  

Rajya Sabha leader of Trinamool Congress Derek O’Brien on Thursday said the INDIA alliance has two main detractors: the Bharatiya Janata Party and West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Three reasons for the alliance not working in Bengal – Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury," the TMC leader told ANI. The remark came a day …

'Will not tolerate interference, will fight alone': Mamata pulls plug on INDIA alliance
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Will not tolerate interference, will fight alone': Mamata pulls plug on INDIA alliance

New Indian Express  

Rubbishing Rahul Gandhi’s claim 24-hour ago that talks were on for seat sharing in Bengal, Mamata said, “I had no discussions with the Congress party. We will fight in the Lok Sabha elections alone.” The Bengal chief minister, in a combat mood, warned the Congress saying she would not tolerate the grand old party’s “interference”. A day before Mamata’s loud …

Congress calls for president's rule in Bengal over ED attack amid '2-seat' rift with Mamata Banerjee's TMC
1 year ago

Congress calls for president's rule in Bengal over ED attack amid '2-seat' rift with Mamata Banerjee's TMC

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The rift in the INDIA bloc in West Bengal appeared to be widening on Friday, as the Congress demanded that President's rule be imposed in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state. West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and chief minister Mamata Banerjee. On Thursday, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury claimed the TMC is willing to concede only two seats in Bengal for …

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir
1 year, 3 months ago

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has attacked the BJP after her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee and other Trinamul Congress leaders were forcibly removed by the Delhi police personnel from Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi during their sit-in demonstration on Tuesday night. An angry TMC supremo tweeted, "Today is a dark, sinister day for democracy, a day when @BJP4India …

‘Dengue in Bengal, CM in Spain’: INDIA bloc members - Congress, TMC - lock horns over Mamata Banerjee's ‘luxury trip’
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Dengue in Bengal, CM in Spain’: INDIA bloc members - Congress, TMC - lock horns over Mamata Banerjee's ‘luxury trip’

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Wednesday took a swipe at West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee over her recent business trip to Spain at a time when cases of Dengue are on the rise in the state, alleging that the state government is showing ‘cleverness’ in reports of death. Chowdhury, who is also the president of …

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari calls for 'encounter' policy, cites Yogi's UP; TMC hits back

India TV News  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday drew a parallel between the West Bengal Chief Minister and her Uttar Pradesh counterpart and said that “an able administrator like Yogi Adityanath should have been at the helm” in Mamata Banerjee-led state and advocated for “encounters” of those committing crimes against women. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the law and order …

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC alleges BJP goons indulged in Bengal rural poll violence and not its workers

India TV News  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged that BJP goons had indulged in violence during the panchayat elections in West Bengal and not the ruling party's cadre as claimed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an address earlier in the day. Claiming that the PM's accusations against the TMC government were untrue, West Bengal minister Sashi Panja also accused the BJP …

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal top cop denies reports of woman stripped outside polling booth during panchayat elections

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal Police on Friday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's allegation of its gram sabha poll candidate being sexually assaulted by Trinamool Congress workers in Howrah's Panchla during the recently concluded panchayat election. West Bengal DGP M. Malaviya While addressing a press conference on Friday, the Bengal top cop said, “On 13 July, SP Howrah Rural received a complaint …

Lalu Yadav backed Mamata Banerjee, raised an issue with Gandhis at meet: Sources
1 year, 5 months ago

Lalu Yadav backed Mamata Banerjee, raised an issue with Gandhis at meet: Sources

India Today  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav backed Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in the recently held Opposition meeting in Bengaluru and asked why the West Bengal unit of the Congress party spoke against the TMC, sources told India Today. Without naming anyone, Lalu Yadav raised the issue with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and asked why the …

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP to corner TMC with mega rally on 19 July with people displaced by poll violence

Firstpost  

BJP will continue exerting pressure on the West Bengal government, asserting that the law and order situation is deteriorating in the state The BJP has decided to organise a mega rally in Kolkata on 19 July with people who were forced to flee their house due to the violence during the Panchayat elections and after the results. On Sunday, state …

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

India TV News  

BJP's tall claim: The BJP on Sunday upped the ante against the ruling TMC in West Bengal and said that it was just a matter of time before the Mamata Banerjee government in the state collapsed. Reacting sharply to the BJP leaders’ remarks, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that they want to please the party’s top brass through …

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention
1 year, 6 months ago

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention

News 18  

The legal department of West Bengal BJP on Friday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose’s intervention over the violence during the West Bengal panchayat election process, claiming that it has exposed the “suffocation of democratic process” and lack of law and order in the state. Seeking the governor’s intervention “to restore democracy in West Bengal,” BJP legal department comprising advocates, …

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